"your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina forecast wand southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! sam toss back. good morning iowa coming up right after the break... but first here's what's coming up on "good morning america." it, you will face a cold morning when you head out... the below zero advisories gave local five's nikki davidson an idea.. she went outside to do a few weather experiments last night. " we are doing cold weather tricks. first we are experimenting to see if what happens when we put this egg on a frying pan. now we are experimenting with lunch meat and a metal po

we will start seeing snow in the work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick around towards next week! elias: our top story...iowans prepare for a chilly reception as they walk outside to start elias: everyone will need to bundle up before they head out this morning...as the week starts with bitter cold across the state. due to the frigid temperatures, a number of schools and organizations will be on delayed starts this morning...a list of them are running in the ticker at the bottom of your screen. for more information, and the latest weather conditions, you can also log on to our website...we ar

james/wx wall weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. jack: yet another fire in central iowa, yet another fire in central iowa, this time affecting a family in pleasantville who really needs help. stephanie: sarah palin is back on the campaign trail - this time with republican front-runner donald trump. jack: and folks in fort dodge are starting to pick up the pieces after a big downtown fire burned a popular spot for athletes. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" jack/2shot good evening and welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot and i'

james/wxcenter snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. james- james tags on camera jack: let's take a live look outside conditions during this evening commute with our road warrior nikki davidson. nikki/tvu2 ad libs conditions tosses to sot " if you looked at the streets before it began to snow they tell we had salt residual from the activitiy we had from previous snowstorms so we chose not to brine this time because we felt like we had more salt alraedy on the street." nikki tag toss back stephanie/1shot: nikki,thanks -- and we'll check back in with you at six. well you wouldn't think something tha

james/wxcenter: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about 0.5 to 1.5" possible. all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your time getting home after work tonight, as the roads are getting slippery and accidents are being reported. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the upper 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, but overcast skies will stick around. the weekend is starting to look great with highs finally climbing back into the 30s, with some areas seeing 40, and no snow until next monday! have a great night! stephanie: thanks, james. thanks, james. back to our big story now. back to 1shot fighters to battle a fire in downtown fort dodge yesterday. one

a couple western iowa and work through central and southern iowa through the day. accumulations will likely be around 2 to 3 inches here in the metro, so likely not a huge snowfall amount but timing will probably impact the morning and evening commutes. after that we're going to warm back into the mid 20s through friday. thursday we may see a bit of snow in the morning in southern iowa but at the moment it looks like we'll see low accumulations. temperatures finally look to warm back into the 30s by the weekend so let's just keep hoping they stick week! sabrina: also coming up on local five news midday.... celebrate the life and career of martin luther to celebrate month. three of the back to the united states. into the details of how they were freed, the democratic candidates had debate of 2016 south carolina. back at the coming up. "local 5 news midday in good morning local 5 news midday...i'm sabrina ahmed. sabrina: local five is following the latest in an officer involved shooting in muscatine. authorities have identity of the person shot night... tim seefeldt

all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the mid 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, but overcast skies will stick around. the weekend is starting to look great with highs finally climbing back into the 30s and no snow until next monday! elias: top five this elias: fort dodge firefighters spent more than three hours battling a blaze at a multi-use building on the corner of central and south 15th street monday. the fire has left the building a total loss...and one firefighter was treated for minor injuries. more than two- dozen firefighters were called in to put out the blaze....some staying late into the night to make sure it was completely extinguished. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: the iowa state big statement on the hardwood in hilton... against top- oklahoma, the cyclones beat their first

all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the mid 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, but overcast skies will stick around. the weekend is starting to look great with highs finally climbing back into the 30s and no snow until next monday! elias: morning...a first of its kind dental clinic opens up today.. elias: later today, scavo high school will celebrate opening iowa's first ever school-based dental clinic. the clinic is in partnership with delta dental of iowa and the mid- iowa health foundation... both of which provided grants to fund the project. the new clinic will be named in gentry...and provides full- service to patients. a ceremonial "floss-cutting" will be held for the dental clinic at four this afternoon. elias: short break, with lots more ahead here on iowa. coming up, a look at how a texas growing tren

iowa. overnight tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with calm winds and a low in the mid 20s. friday is looking like a partly cloudy to partly sunny day with warm southerly winds warming us up into the mid 40s. saturday will start with sun but clouds will return in the afternoon, but despite that cloud cover highs will still feel amazing in the upper 40s! we may see a with highs falling back into the low 40s. there is still a large snow storm expected to impact iowa late monday through wednesday morning. the energy from this system still has to cross the entire pacific ocean so it's still too early for reliable snowfall totals, but it is safe to say heavy accumulating snow is a possibility on tuesday. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: to the statehouse...whe re the back and forth over education funding has been sent to a special conference committee. that's where the issue ended up year's session, before legislators made a final decision. meanwhile, a controversia

lows will dip digits in northern iowa, with low teens in the southern portion of the state. temperatures will bounce back with another round of sunshine on new year's day. highs may even make it to the freezing point in des moines, leading to the start of some significant melting into saturday. highs over the weekend could reach the upper-30s in southern iowa, and new year's eve will be chilly across the state. lows will dip into the single digits in northern iowa, with low teens in the southern portion of the state. temperatures will bounce back with another round of sunshine on new year's day. highs may even make it to the freezing point in des moines, leading to the start of some significant melting into saturday. highs over the weekend could reach the upper-30s in southern iowa, and will remain mild throughout the week. next... we go live to the uss iowa... keith murphy shows us how the hawks are getting ready to take on stanford for tomorrow's rose days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was m

while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. brad (wraps up weather) stephanie: (reacts to weather) jack: (transitions to jon) jon: stephanie: iowans are the first in the nation to decide who we want running for presdient...but how many of you can identify who's still running? find out next on local 5 news at 10. jack: we're a month away from the state basketball tournament. tonight, highlights from 20 central iowa teams hoping to play at wells fargo next month. the news starts in 30 seconds. "you're watching local 5 news at 10 in hd .we are iowa's most accurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we ac

today here in the metro, but i'm sure there will be a few 40s in western and southern iowa. overnight tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with calm winds and a low in the mid 20s. friday is looking like a partly cloudy to partly sunny day with warm southerly winds warming us up into the mid 40s. saturday will start with sun but clouds will return in the afternoon, but despite that cloud cover highs will still feel amazing in the upper 40s! we may see a few early morning showers on sunday with highs falling back on local five news midday.... this may be a first for iowa. find out how prison inmates are remaining zen. elias: the widow of the illinois officer who staged his suicide as a homicide is now being indicted for money laundering. elias: tonight is the last republican debate before caucus night, just four days away now. who's in the line-up and how will they fare on the stage. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: morning...look for some long lines at metro

while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. "now, we are iowa's most accurate edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. clouds will be thickening up saturday night with a chance for some rain/snow showers late saturday night into sunday morning. temperatures will stay above freezing for central iowa, but northern iowa will be more likely to see with any luck, we will see partly sunny skies sunday afternoon, but it will be windy with nw winds of 15-25+ expected. highs sunday will be in the upper

for parts of central and southern iowa through 9 pm tonight. totals of 1 to 3" are expected, with some locally higher amounts in far southwestern iowa possible. the snow will continue through the evening and should be done in the des moines metro by 9 pm. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by early wednesday. a warming trend continues into the weekend. temperatures will go from the 20s for daytime highs to the 30s by the weekend. there is a chance of a dusting of light snow early friday morning. we'll even enjoy a little more sun by the weekend as well. coming up next ... we sit down one-on-one with one of the puppy mill fighters to find out how she'll continue that fight this kruse owns stonehenge kennels in west point, iowa in lee county. kruse's license was suspended a week ago. the u-s-d-a says it discovered a number of violations during an inspection last summer. among them - dogs with open wounds... hair loss and matting. the news comes as animal rights activists statewide renew their annual battle at the st

monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/snow mix, then light snow overnight. 1-2" possible by morning. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibility to near whiteout conditions at times in parts of the state. currently, many areas in the state, can expect over a half foot of snow. areas of western iowa could be in store for 8-12" of snow when its all over. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. enjoy your sunday evening! local 5 meteorologist james peterson caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 6pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. we should start with a little rain/sn

all snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and we'll be left with a few slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. wednesday is going to be a fairly cloudy day, but we'll be dry and highs should be a bit more mild as they climb into the mid 20s. thursday should be another fairly nice day with highs in the upper 20s, but overcast skies will stick around. the weekend is starting to look great with highs finally climbing back into the 30s and no snow until next monday! sabrina: also coming up on local five news midday.... a home fire in boxholm took the lives of a mother and her three children over the weekend. now, the community is rallying around sabrina: a major water scandal in flint, community members outside the governor's home. sabrina: ivanka trump and now pitted other on the presidential campaign trail. iowa" sabrina joining us for midday...i'm it sure is cold today, we're due let's take a quick look at our forecast with meterologist sam schreier. sam? sam/wxcenter: today we're looking at some snow and more cold air working back across th

while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. clouds will be thickening up saturday night with a chance for some rain/snow showers late saturday night into sunday morning. temperatures will stay above freezing for central iowa, but northern iowa will be more likely to see some snow showers. with any luck, we will see partly sunny skies sunday afternoon, but it will be windy with nw expected. highs sunday will be in the upper 30s north to lower 40s south. as we head into next week, we will be dealing with a major winter storm coming in late monday night and hitting us very hard tuesday. right now, i think the caucus goers will be dry, but some light snow could be falling by 10 pm monday night with most of the snow starting after midnight for central iowa. tuesday is when the worst of the storm hits with heavy snow and strong winds likely. right now, i think there will be a large part of central iowa getting anywhere from 6"-12" of snow before ending early wednesday morning. of course, this forecast can change, so we will be watchi

monday night after 10pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in the metro, the winter snow storm should by knocking on our door. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibilites to near whiteout conditions at times. currently, many areas in the state can expect over a half foot of snow. beyond the early week winter storm, central iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits 20s for daytime highs. nikki clouds will continue overhead tonight with scattered light rain showers moving through the area, especially in northern iowa. the chance for rain showers continues sunday morning, but by tomorrow afternoon chances go down and the clouds will begin to decrease. temperatures tomorrow will be cooler than today, but the metro should still top out in the low 40s. not bad if you don't mind a breeze! sunday night will be dry and quiet with temps be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monda

snowfall totals, high in northwestern iowa. 2-3 inches there. central, eastern, and southern iowa. less than one inch. it cold behind the system. details in your ed for cased -- 8 day forecast. stacey: a big shake up at the ymca of greater des moines. president and ceo vernon delpesce resigned effective immediately. kcci's ryan smith is live at the wellmark ymca downtown with reaction. ryan: the downtown facility is a brand-new state-of-the-art facility. but a glaring eyesore remains. the olympic sized swimming pool was supposed to be in place. now it is nothing more than a spot for dirt, metal, and wooden boards. board members telling me a change in leadership was necessary here to ensure the crucial project would move forward. mary kacere loves the classes but there's one thing missing there's no water there. no place to swim. reporter: frustration and uncertainty still hanging over plans for an outdoor swimming pool. >> it has not moved as quickly as we would like it. reporter: in november then-ceo vernon delpesce vowed to complete the project. but 7 weeks later the leader of th

generally, a little band will move into southern iowa. that is right now in nebraska. it really picks up from altoona, bondurant, the snow moving on through. another piece of snow in dallas county and southern polk and warren county. the windchill early on is about 2 above. a few morning flurries, zero temperature. we could gust tomorrow, and the general trend is to head down -- especially as we head into tomorrow evening. snow moved on through again, most location saw under an inch. a bit more and northwestern iowa , 3-4 inches. more blowing snow, this is the snow that will creep through southern iowa later tonight. the high builds in from northern canada, strong winds in between. if you are traveling, there will be a secondary lull that will bring heavy snow to wisconsin and illinois. here is futurecast. snow moving in, some flurries into saturday. another little band of snow will move through southeastern iowa tomorrow midmorning, this will be very light. the clouds solely thin, setting us up for a very cold saturday. lot of sunshine, but it will be the kind of day

light totals are expected with 1-3" accumulations across central and southern iowa. it's another chilly day with highs near 15 but temps moderate into the 20s wednesday and some 30s are on the way for the weekend. have a >> i do not own a tux se do. tuxedo. >> he has never been to the prom. >> in that image, i created this image for you to photo shop yourself into of you on a prom date with senator sanders. the theme of the prom, of course, enchantment under our unfair financial system. >> you need a tuxedo for that. very good, stephen colbert. coming up in this half hour, big names in hollywood are planning for the sec year in a row, no minority actors received top nominations. ahead the academy's response. >> plus the former taco bell executive who apologized for slapping an uber driver now plans to sue. rikki klieman looks at his lawsuit. why he wants to keep it away from a jury. that's ahead. >>> time to show you this morning's headline the washington post reports on the rising civilian death toll in iraq in the fight against isis. a you united nations report sai

a winter weather advisory continues for parts of central and southern iowa through 9 pm tonight. totals of 1 to 3" are expected, with some locally higher amounts in far snow will continue through the evening and should be done in the des moines metro by 9 pm. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by early wednesday. moines metro by 9 pm. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by a des moines man is in custody accused of sexually abusing a family member... 51-year old randall davenport is charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor... and two counts of sex abuse. according to the police report davenport molested the girl over a two-to-three year period. the story county sheriff's office is replacing all of its body cameras... the office has reached a lease agreement for 26-new body camera's for its deputies. the cameras will cost 250-thousand dollars over five years. according to the ames tribune... they are replacing their old cameras because one malfunctioned and nearly burned the deputy wearing it. the new ca

a winter weather advisory for parts of central and southern iowa is expiring at this hour.. of fresh snow are on the ground. let's go straight to meteorologist brett mcintyre with the very latest.. brett... a rough drive home for some folks this evening. 1 to 3" of snow fell in central iowa today. the higher amounts occured in far southwestern iowa. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures in the low teens by early wednesday. icy road conditions on i-80 campaign volunteer for republican ben carson. 25-year-old braden joplin was traveling with several carson campaign staffers this afternoon... when officials say.. their van hit a patch of ice near atlantic.. the van flipped on its side, and was hit by another car. paramedics took three staffers to an atlantic hospital... they were treated and released. joplin was flown to a hospital in omaha... where he died hours later. carson is there tonight... to meet with joplin's family. the countdown to the iowa caucuses is creating a frenzy of activity across iowa.. presidential hopefuls are changing their pace from a marathon

the rain is starting to arrive across far southern iowa, and this is just the beginning. we are dealing with low visibility because of locally iowa. in ames, the visibility has been reduced to a mile and a half. watch for slick spots and low visibility. the temperatures will be warming so the road conditions should be approving -- improving. cold rain will be moving in and then that will be changing to snow. when you can expect snow in your neighborhood coming up. shaina: thanks, metinka. more news happening right now, california is going to get slammed with more storms today. el nino is to blame for all the wet weather. they need the rain for sure, but it is falling fast and furious turning roads into rivers and , triggering mudslides. even more rain is on the way today, this weekend, and next week. in oregon, it's day five of the standoff and the armed group occupying a federal building at a wildlife refuge, is showing no signs of giving up. last night at a town hall meeting, several community members called for the protestors to leave. the protestors say they will conv

40s today in much of southern iowa, but it looks like th 50s will be coming in for the warmest it has we will have a mild night, but there will still be some refreezing in spots, so walk carefully on sidewalks and parking lots. skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a gentle and mild sw breeze all night. we should have mostly sunny skies thursday along with those sw winds of 10-17 mph that will push our temps into the 50s in sw iowa, but we might get close in the metro with enough sunshine in the afternoon. at the very least we are looking at mid 40s in much of central iowa. colder weather will start its return friday and keep getting colder through the weekend. temps will be mostly cloudy friday with steady or falling temps in the 20s. saturday we are looking at 10s much of the day while sunday will be mostly in the 0s! there will also be some wind to push those wind chill values down below freezing all weekend. there will be some cloudiness around through the weekend, but not much snowfall. there is a friday for mainly northern iowa and again saturday for sw iowa, but it doesn't

continues for parts of central and southern iowa through 9 pm tonight. totals of 1 to 3" are expected, with some locally higher amounts in far southwestern iowa possible. the snow will continue through the evening and should be done in the des moines metro by 9 pm. skies will be cloudy overnight with temperatures the weather is to blame for a crash that sent four ben carson campaign staffers to the hospital today... it happened this afternoon on i-80 in cass county. the carson campaign says the on its side, and was hit by another car. paramedics took three staffers to an atlantic hospital... one person was badly injured.. and was flown to a hospital in omaha. carson is heading there now. and we're gonna suspend our activities and i'm going to head up to omaha where he's being flown in right now. i've talked to the neurosurgeon up there and i've talked to the family, but i think that's where we need to be right now." carson was in south carolina when he heard the news. iowa governor terry branstad got everyone talking at an event set up to push renewable

one to three inches across central and southern iowa. at the des moines airport, two inches of snow fell and it was roads were slippery and checking the freeway this morning, cars look to be moving fine. we will watch for slippery spots, nine degrees now in des moines heading for 26 this afternoon. looks like better weather today than yesterday. shaina: right now. look at this video in to the newsroom overnight, just incredible. a driver in brazil loses control. you see the car start to spiral in the air in slow motion and the passenger is ejected, flying 65 feet in the air. look at him. i don't know if you can believe this, but the passenger will survive. he is in stable condition. officials said the driver was drunk. elizabeth: and these new photos show the aftermath of a very scary car crash right outside actor jamie foxx's home in california. foxx says heard the crash, called 911, and rushed outside. he pulled the man from the burning truck, just moments before it became engulfed in flames. last night foxx talked with the imagine is

i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. possible in southern iowa this morning with clouds and cool conditions expected today with highs near 27. some light snow will move through overnight resulting in a dusting of snow. after a chilly day on friday, a january thaw is on the way this weekend followed by another shot of snow by monday. have a great as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. we need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will. many times been bitten >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." wake up! this half hour a major scientific breakthrough. what could be planet number nine in our solar system. astronomer derrick pitts is in our green room. we are looking at you. >>> voters will get plenty of calls this campaign season asking for money. but are some political action communities running

brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green we reached the 40s today in much of southern iowa, but it looks like th 50s will be coming in for thursday! this will be the warmest it has been this month... this year! as for tonight, we will have a mild night, but there will still be some refreezing in spots, so walk carefully on sidewalks and parking lots. skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a gentle and mild sw breeze all night. we should have mostly sunny skies thursday along with those sw winds of 10-17 mph that will push our temps into the 50s in sw iowa, but we might get close in the metro with least we are looking at mid 40s in much of central iowa. colder weather will start its return friday and keep getting colder through the weekend. temps will be mostly cloudy friday with steady or falling temps in the 20s. saturday we are looking at 10s much of the day while sunday will be mostly in the 0s! there will also be some wind to push those wind chill values down below freezing all weekend. there will be some cloudiness around through the weekend, but not much snowfall.

the best chance will be across far southern iowa into the northern part of missouri. overnight lows back to 18 degrees. resulting in a light dusting of snow, not much wind is expected so not a severe weather event. 25, still on the cool side with clouds breaking up. sunshine for saturday, highs back up to near 32 degrees. we will melt away a bit of what the snow fell the other day and for monday, here comes another chance at accumulating snow by the evening and overnight into tuesday. temperatures next week look to stay close to where they should be. 20's and 30's. another chance of snow by the expectation of generosity. elizabeth: an amazing turnaround for a des moines man who lost his business. last year, michael zimmerman started his own company, rip roar events. shaina: and the trailer that contained everything he needed was stolen. we have the amazing comeback story. mark: they probably thought they were ceiling construction materials but the thieves took everything for the triathlon. cons, by racks, speakers, finish line take, all gone. in the days of sense, the

monday night after 10pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in snow storm should by knocking on our door. the snow will last through the day on tuesday, tuesday night, and wrap up wednesday morning. there will be strong winds associated with the moderate to heavy snowfall reducing visibilites to near whiteout conditions at times. currently, many areas in the state can expect over a half foot of snow. beyond the early week iowa dries out while temperatures tumble into the single digits at night and teens and 20s for daytime highs. (weather wrap) especially in northern iowa. the chance for rain showers continues sunday morning, but by tomorrow afternoon chances go down and the clouds will begin to decrease. temperatures tomorrow will be cooler than today, but the metro should still top out in the low 40s. not bad if you don't mind a breeze! sunday night will be dry and quiet with temps settling in the 20s. caucus monday should be dry and quiet during the daytime hours. temperatures will be mild as well in upper 30s. monday night after 10pm in southern iowa and closer to midnight in th

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see up to a half inch of rain. cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. this will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3" possible through early saturday morning. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and overnight lows an ice skater in the netherlands found a rink running through his town. and a musician in new york is playing just for the canine concert goers. all of that, and much more, (phone ringing) (phone ringing) you can't deal with something by ignoring it . but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard and pay into it, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! welcome back.... it's time now to pick up the pace with some pop culture our aim is to keep you both informed and entertained... here's what's trending... will twitter get rid of its 140 character limit? speculation, by way of tweets, is rampant. "re code" reports the social m

brad/wx wall weather adlib: we reached the 40s today in much of southern iowa, but it looks like th 50s will be coming in for been this month... this year! as for tonight, we will have a mild night, but there will still be some refreezing in spots, so walk carefully on sidewalks and parking lots. skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a gentle and mild sw breeze all night. we should have mostly sunny skies thursday along with those sw winds of 10-17 mph that will push our temps into the 50s in sw iowa, get your powerball tickets out, the winning numbers were just announced. see if you're taking home the biggest lottery jackpot in history. stephanie: plus...iowa lawmakers are stepping into the eminent domain debate. why they're keeping an extra eye on the iowa utilities board. jack: but first, tragedy strikes a waukee family. now they want to help make sure what happened to their son doesn't happen to anyone else. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" stephanie/2shot good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. after their son, a star student- at

he talked about education during a stop in mount ayr in southern iowa this afternoon. he says education and america's youth would be a "the fact of the matter is, my whole professional career is spent trying to save the lives of children and trying to give them longevity and quality of life and that's something that doesn't leave you just because you decide to retire. " carson also spoke at the winter jam christian rock cononrt tonight in des momoes. andnde'll be at a prayer r lly in sioux city tomorrow and at events in ames and marshalltown on sunday. carson is one of nine presidential candidates in iowa this weekend. that includes ststps from e top 3 polling rrublicans- ted cruz, donald trump and marco rubio. also in the state are mike huckabee and rick santorum. all three democratic candidates will also make appearances in the eastern and southetern parts of the state. the democrats will all be together in des moines on monday night for a town hall. the presidential hopefuls will answer questions from democratic caucus- goers. it starts at and you can s se it on kcr

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see three- quarters of an inch of rain. cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. this will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3" possible through early saturday morning. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and single digits. still ahead on your news at enforcement solve crimes has a new name. what it is and the group's plans for the new year. good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. formerly known as polk county crime stoppers. teases are done! getting fit three ways to get resolution off to a good start. and, the biggest hurdles standing in the way of success. "every single year more than 30,000 americans have their lives cut short by guns." president obama lays out his plan to combat gun violence. what he wants to change and the emotional moment during this morning's event. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm megan reuther

james/wx wall weather adlib: snow advisory for central and southern iowa until 9pm tonight. snow will continue to fall across southwest and central iowa this evening. about 2 to 3 inches possible. des moines will likely be fairly low with about snow will end this evening as it leaves southern iowa and slick roads and another fairly cold night with lows in the low teens. take your after work tonight, as slippery and accidents are being reported. "local 5 news at 6 in hd starts now. we are iowa" ""fire department took an aggressive approach and it worked. the fact that we can pull anything out of here is a testimate to those guys" " jack: a fort dodge favorite is frozen. how yesterdays fire destroyed the go-to place for fort dodge baseball players. jack/2shot: good ening and welcome to local 5 news, i'm jack miller. stephanie/2shot: and i'm stephanie angleson. we'll get to our top story soon, but first let's take a quick look at your road conditions outside with meteorologist james peterson. didnt take a lot james/wxcenter:

a little bit of rain can fall across southern iowa -- up to a quarter of an inch. a little bit of this and a little bit of that. 28 degrees in des moines starting out. not much wind out there so wind chill is not a problem. heading for highs just above freezing today. 35 degrees in des moines and we will have the sleet and light snow mixture moving in. watch for slick spots to develop overnight and then melt tomorrow with that light rain moving in and highs tomorrow and the upper 30's. it will all switch over to light snow by friday afternoon. early on saturday, we may end up with a couple inches of eric: a couple busy days here. shaina: until that does arrive, the roads look fine. you should not run into any problems with no accidents redknapp right now. the only thing to keep in mind are the mobile speed units should one is right by the woodland cemetery. he has another southwell river. it's at 1800 2nd avenue. we have another please car near south union street. this one is on the hatchet a des moines at 6700 northwest six drive. we have one more in pleasant hill

metinka: there is a little bit of snow across southern iowa this morning. it is a very bland, wintry morning. maybe a light snow shower just south of mount ayr, all lifting up to the north and northwest. it will be battling some dry air so it does not look like it will be making it to the metro. clouds across central iowa, we may see a stray flurry, but the majority of this system will be staying to the south. a risk of severe weather for the gulf coast states. we macy's a stray flurry reaching close to the metro today and that is about -- we may see a stray flurry reaching close to the metro today, and that is about it. clear skies move back in just in time for the weekend, and temperatures will be warming up. the snow tracker shows not much in the way of accumulation is expected. overnight, mason city maybe picking up less than an inch of snowfall. 17 degrees right now in des moines, some of the roads might be a little bit slippery. the wind chill at nine, so grab the warm coats and gloves. headed for 27 today, not much wind. overnight lows back near 18,

expect snow showers overnight as well, mainly in southern and southwestern iowa. one to two inches of accumulation is possible in those areas, with only a few tenths accumulating downtown. the sun will be back for sunday, but temperatures will remain frigid. northern iowa will remain single digits below zero all day, while the metro and areas south will be single digits above zero. the northwesterly breeze continues through the day tomorrow keeping wind chills -15 downtown in the afternoon and closer to -25 in northern iowa. temps will plummet again sunday lows for monday single digits by monday afternoon. snow moves in again on tuesday before temperatures return 20s for the rest of the work week and 30s by next weekend. we love to see sunday. our temperature roller coaster continues its slide most of the state tonight with only far southern ia seeing temperatures hovering just above 0. a bitter breeze from have wind chills sitting around -20 in to -40 in northern iowa. expect snow showers overnight as well, mainly in southern and one to two inches of possible in

rain arrives across southern iowa by 2:00. in the central part of the state we see drizzle followed by light rain moving in this evening. overnight is looking soggy, through mason city. tomorrow, another round of cold rain from the metro southeast while snow or a wintry mix continues to the northwest. by midafternoon, colder air wraps through. our rain will be changing to snow. we expect decent rainfall totals with a quarter of an inch today followed by a quarter of an inch tomorrow. this could be followed by snow. we might end up with a half inch or so and an inch in central iowa with one to three inches likely across the northern part of the state through saturday morning. temperatures were at or above freezing, preventing widespread icing. temperatures hovering close to freezing. visibility is a problem across central and western iowa with visibility's toward zero at times. a light breeze coming from the southeast, expect rain to move in and 38 degrees. it should be soggy. with snow by mid to late afternoon. it will blow ar

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see up to a half inch of rain. cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and overnight lows in the single digits. the temperatures are dropping... and while we turn our thermostats up, the temperatures are dropping... and while we turn our the temperatures are dropping... outdoor pets don't have that luxury.... in fact, many pets are neglected this time of year. carson quinn shows us an amazing story of how a community came together to save a dog named buddy. his picture has been shared more than 14-hundred times on facebook, you too may have seen it... sarah ertel i cant believe that somebody would just leave him outside and forget about him like that. buddy -- now on the mend... but sunday was a different situation. that's when a neighbor spotted buddy. she took a photo, posted it online, and tagged the marion-grant county humane society. sarah ertel 'ive been notified about this, can an officer meet me out there? sarah ertel, also c

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see three-quarters of an inch of rain. cold air pushes in night through saturday. this will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3" possible through early saturday morning. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and overnight lows in the single digits. coming up -- you still have time to hit the jackpot.. how big tomorrow's powerball drawing is worth. but first -- toasting 2015 it was a good year for car salesman.. just how good... the findings of a report (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) stocks on wall street closed modestly higher on tuesday snapping a three-day slump. the s&p 500 closed 4 points higher. the dow added 9 points. the nasdaq ended down 11 points. car salesmen may be sad to see 2015 come to an end... it was a good year for them

he talked about education during a stop in mount ayr in southern iowa on friday afternoon. carson says education and america's youth would be a priority under his presidency. "the fact of the matter is, my whole professional career is spent trying to save the lives of children and trying to give them longevity and quality of life and that's something that doesn't leave you just because you decide to retire. " carson will be at a prayer rally in sioux city today. his polling has fallen off sharply since early november as cruz and donald trump have been leading the republican field in iowa. on the democratic side, vermont senator bernie sanders, will start 3 days of campaigning in iowa. he plans to make eastern iowa stops in davenport, clinton maquoketa.. sanders will continue his tour through sunday, and end on monday with visits to iowa state and grinnell college. former secretary of state hillary clinton is bringing more celebrities to campaign with her today. this afternoon, "scandal" actor and director, tony goldwyn will join her. mrs. clinton will stop in mason city thi

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see up to a half inch of rain. cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. this will lead to snow fall across the state with 1 to 3" possible through early saturday morning. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in the teens and overnight lows libraries are typically reserved but after the break... see how one town is throwing that out the door... all in the name a new program in the quad cities is aimed at getting more people to laugh... at what's usually considered a quiet space. jenna morton shows us why one woman in illinois is trying to bring laughter to her community. sometimes all you need is a good laugh... but as people get older sometimes they forget to do so.... 'as we get older we you know become inhibited we tend to you know have so much stress you got work, you got family whatever the case may be and we stifle that laughter." it was the case for kathi fluck 'it just came to me one day i thought you know i dont laugh like i used to i mean a really good belly laugh.' after do

plenty of chatter that southern iowa may be the path. the full list will be tonight on the kcrg-tv 9 news at 10. to privatize iowa's medicaid system is now. that's according to a polk county district judge's ruling on friday. in december, federal administrators ordered iowa to delay its privatization process at least 60 days... ... pushing the january 1st start date for three private companies to take over managing care for 560,000 iowa medicaid patients to march 1st. that left iowa medicaid to handle reimbursemen ts during that 60-day period. but some providers say they haven't received any payment for patient services going back to january 1st. kcrg t-v nine's sarah mccarthy shows how that delay hundreds of mental health patients in rural iowa. 11:59:17 "have you ever played mancala?" board games like these.. thunk are about more than winning or losing.. your white beads are for score keeping. for the five play therapists training here. 12:03:39 it's a great game for adhd because it's textile. the grace c. mae advocate center serves th

the texas senator started in osceola and will continue to meet with voters in southern iowa. both candidates made their case this morning on why they'll make the best president. and cruz stressed the importance of freedom of religion. i will be a president for all americans, i won't just unite the republican party, i will seek to unite the american people. does that mean we're going to agree on everything? that's absurd. of course we're not. we debate everything in america. we argue about everything because we're a free people,. if you want a president who will stand for life, if you want a president who will stand for religious liberty, the question all of us need to ask is who has a record standing for life standing for marriage, standing for religious liberty front-runner donald trump will make two appearances in iowa later tonight. he will stop in marshalltown at 5 and the other in iowa city at 7-30. other republican candidates will also be in iowa today... including...rick santorum, mike huckabee, carly fiorina, and ben carson. it's a two man race for republicans...accor

expect snow showers overnight as well, mainly in southern and southwestern iowa. one to two inches of accumulation is possible in those areas, with only a few tenths accumulating downtown. the sun will be back for sunday, but temperatures will remain frigid. northern iowa will remain single digits below zero all day, while the metro and areas south will be single digits above zero. the northwesterly breeze continues through the day tomorrow keeping wind chills -15 downtown in the afternoon and closer plummet again sunday night with sub-zero lows for monday morning and barely single digits by monday afternoon. snow moves in again on tuesday before temperatures return to more seasonable 20s for the rest of the work week and 30s by next weekend. weather adlib: put script here in green (weather wrap) our temperature roller coaster continues its slide down through the overnight. lows will be sub-zero across most of the state tonight with only far southern ia seeing temperatures hovering just above 0. a bitter breeze from the northwest will have wind chills sitting arou

through friday morning, some parts of southern iowa may see three-quarters of an inch of rain. cold air pushes in friday night through saturday. this will lead to snow fall across through early saturday morning. temperatures will be much colder for the weekend with highs in days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa after beating number 1 and themselves ranked for the first time all season. iowa checks in at 19th in the latest a-p poll. hawks back home tonight to take on nebraska thats where michael admire joins us live. michael, after the rose bowl debacle, basketball has been a pleasant surprise for hawkeye fans. yvette powell leaked the news on returning to

that is part of south and has limited moisture, but could make travel a bit tricky across southern iowa. most of our snow will fall late afternoon and overnight with most of us getting only a trace to an inch. the heaviest will be a couple of inches alonggnd south of interstatee0. highs today will climb into the low to mid teens with light winds and some light snow tracking in this afternoon. light snow tonight will be a trace to 2" with the heaviest in the south. lows will only dip a few degrees and we clouds ann a few flurriee in the arere with light southerly winds. it looks rather cloudy for the next few days and, while we could have some snow showers thursday night, we should mainly be dry... although flurries are possble with the clouds..ighs will be i i the 20s next chance of snow tracks into the region. warming to around 30 on sunday... right as the next chance of snow tracks into the region. these frigid temps causing issues all over eastern iowa, including sundown mountain in dubuque. despite steady business -- the ski resort had to close early sunday night because of the bitt